Drinking-fountain.



T. DUNCAN.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.

atente Apr. 24, 1917.

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(Aw C THEODORE DUNCAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Apr. 24, 193W.

Application filed November '7, 1916. Serial No. 130,037.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THnoDonn DUNCAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drinking- Fountains, of which the following is a spocilication.

This invention is an improved drinking fountain especially adapted to be attached to and used in connection with an ordinary faucet or spigot, so that the fountain can be supplied with water from the faucet, the object of the invention being to provide an improved device of this kind which is simple in construction and which can be readily disconnected from the faucet and moved out of the way when it is desired to use the faucet as such; another object of the invention being to provide an improved drinking fountain of this kind which may be advantageously used in a household or in a public place.

The invention consists in the features of construction, combination, and arrangement of devices, hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying` drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a drinking fountain constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention and showing the same attached to a faucet and also arranged to be supplied with water therefrom, the faucet being shown partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of the clamp, the supporting spring arm being shown in section.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown, the drinking fountain comprises a vertical tube l, the lower end of which is substantially U-shaped to provide an intake arm 2. The upper end of the intake arm is adapted to be inserted in the discharge end of a faucet such as shown at A and said intake arm is also provided at its upper end with a frusto-conical closure 3 which is preferably made of rubber and which effects a watertight joint between the faucet and the fountain. A t the upper end of the fountain is a tip 4 which is substantially frusto-conical and is preferably made of porcelain.

The supporting means for the fountain and which also serves to attach the fountain to the faucet, is here shown as comprising a spring arm 5 and a clamp 6. The clamp comprises a pair of members 7 to t around the faucet, the said members being secured together and clamped on the faucet by means of a bolt S. The clamp has an upwardly extending arm 9 at its upper end on which the inner end of the spring arm 5 is pivotally arranged, a clamping nut l0 being also provided to hold the arm in place. The tube l is attached to the outer end of the spring arm as indicated at 11.

rJ'Fhe spring arm normally holds the fountain with the intake of the latter connected to the faucet so that the fountain can be supplied with water from the faucet. When however, it is desired to draw water from the faucet, without using the fountain, the latter can be depressed slightly to disconnect its intake end from the faucet and can then be swung to one side of the faucet, out of the way, the spring arm 5 permitting the fountain to be thus moved downwardly and by reason of its pivotal connection with the clamp also permitting the fountain to be swung` to one side.

My improved drinking fountain is eX- tremely cheap and simple in construction, may be readily attached to any ordinary faucet or spigot and hence is adapted to be used in households or hotels or other public places. My improved drinking fountain is sanitary, and permits the use of drinking cups or glasses to be dispensed with.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and while I have described the principles of operation of the device together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is:

A drinking fountain and supporting means therefor, said supporting means including a faucet engaging clamp having an upwardly extending pivot a spring arm pivotally mounted at its inner end on said pivot and bearing` on said clamp, a nut screwed on said pivot and bearing on the inner end of the spring arrn and thereby enabling the latter to be arranged either in line with or at an angle to the faucet the fountain. being attached to the outer end of the spring arm and being held thereby With the 10 intake end of the fountain engaged in the discharge end of the faucet.

In testimony whereof I aix rny signature.

THEODORE DUNCAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

